The Georgia dad who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/controversy-erupts-over-24-year-old-dad-who-left-kids-at-mcdonalds-during-job-interview?row=0&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;author=Amanda+Harding&amp;title=Controversy+Erupts+Over+24-Year-Old+Dad+Who+Left+Kids+At+McDonald%E2%80%99s+During+Job+Interview&amp;category=News">went viral</a> for leaving his kids unattended at McDonald’s is in the news again. Earlier this week, people rallied around the man who claimed he left his three children at the restaurant playground to attend a job interview, raising money through a crowdfunding campaign. But now police say he &#8220;was not engaged in a job interview or application process&#8221; while his three children were left alone.
George Louis, 24, was arrested in Augusta on March 22 for deprivation of a minor after leaving the kids, ages 1, 6, and 10, alone at McDonald’s for a few hours. The Augusta Press reported that Louis had told police he was at a job interview. This caused an outpouring of support online from people who justified the man’s decision in order to improve his situation. 
Police are now saying the job interview story was untrue after they spoke to the eldest of Louis&#8217; children following the incident.
&#8220;A 10-year-old child, stated that she, her father (Chris Louis), and her two siblings had walked to McDonald’s from [an apartment complex],&#8221; the report said, per <a href="https://people.com/georgia-dad-left-kids-mcdonalds-not-job-interview-say-police-11708460">People</a>. &#8220;She further stated that her father left to deliver a backpack to [the apartment complex] and told her he would return shortly. The child also mentioned that her father frequently left them alone.&#8221;
Two witnesses said they heard Louis on the phone about 4:30 p.m. say he had to &#8220;drop something off.&#8221; This item was later stated to be a black backpack. Louis said &#8220;he lost his ID and another card and had been retracing his steps to find them,&#8221; per a <a href="https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/local/2025/04/02/augusta-father-disputed-alibi-in-child-neglect-case-spurs-fundraiser-mcdonalds-gofundme/82779661007/">statement</a> from Capt. Danny Whitehead of the Richmond County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Field Operations Division.
Law enforcement also visited the location when Louis said he applied for a job.
 “[The West Bank Inn manager] confirmed that Mr. Louis came in on March 22, 2025, and completed a job application,” police said. “She also conducted an informal interview with him on that date. When asked if Mr. Louis would be expecting a callback for a formal interview, she stated no,” the report continued. 
Police also questioned the timeline, saying security footage showed Louis leaving the West Bank Inn three hours before his children were observed alone at the McDonald’s.
“Based on the video evidence and the timeline provided by all parties involved, it was determined that Mr. Louis was not engaged in a job interview or application process during the time the children were left unattended,” the sheriff’s office reportedly said. “Furthermore, by his own admission, he was walking between McDonald’s and [an apartment complex] on foot during that period.”
The misdemeanor charge of deprivation of a minor &#8220;was appropriate to ensure the welfare of the children and facilitate a review of the matter by the court,&#8221; Whitehead concluded.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown started a GoFundMe to help Louis&#8217; cause.
“Story caught me by surprise. A dad just trying to find a way to make money for his family. I know he shouldn’t just leave his kids, but some people don’t have the means for babysitting, etc,” Brown wrote on GoFundMe, which is titled “Pursuit of Happiness.” 
As of Friday morning, the campaign had raised more than $83,000.

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Social media users are divided over the story of a young Georgia father who left his three children unattended at a McDonald’s restaurant playground so he could go to a job interview.
Chris Louis, 24, was arrested after leaving the children, ages 1, 6, and 10, at the restaurant after walking them there from his apartment in Augusta just before 4:30 p.m. on March 22, per <a href="https://theaugustapress.com/augusta-man-jailed-for-leaving-kids-at-mcdonalds-while-job-hunting/">The Augusta Press</a>. A witness saw Louis leave the children, then return to check on them before leaving again. 
Law enforcement was dispatched to the location after receiving a call from a concerned customer. They were waiting for Louis when he returned to the McDonald’s again at 6:20 p.m. The father told police he didn’t want the children to walk back home alone while he had the job interview. Officers waited at the restaurant until the mother arrived and picked up the children.
Louis was arrested and charged with deprivation of a minor.
The story has inspired a lot of conversation online, with users arguing both sides of the situation. Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown put his support behind Louis and started a GoFundMe to help his cause.
“Story caught me by surprise. A dad just trying to find a way to make money for his family. I know he shouldn’t just leave his kids, but some people don’t have the means for babysitting, etc,” Brown wrote on <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-man-from-the-story-that-has-gone-viral">GoFundMe</a>, which is titled “Pursuit of Happiness.” 
As of Wednesday morning, the campaign has raised just over $40,000 of the $50,000 goal, with $1,000 of it coming from Brown.
“This man is a hero, not a villain,” one person <a href="https://x.com/matt_vanswol/status/1907162412660179112">said</a>. “He is trying to get a job to support his kids and he CORRECTLY assumes that a 10 year old can watch their siblings at McDonalds for a few minutes while he interviews for a job across the street. All charges should be dropped immediately.”
“He had a kid when he was fourteen and holds himself responsible for it. A ten year old can watch a sibling for a short amount of time. This is a wild overreaction on the part of [law enforcement],” another X user <a href="https://x.com/bethanyshondark/status/1906859867085684738">agreed</a>. 
“If the kids were fine, he should be left alone to try and do his best. All that has happened here is they&#8217;ve turned someone that was working to be a productive member of society into someone forced to be a non-productive member of society. I have respect for this man for doing his best to better his situation, and all the police did was destroy it,” a third <a href="https://x.com/karldickey/status/1907098455815651697">agreed</a>.
Some users were skeptical that Louis was actually attending a job interview and questioned why he didn’t get a babysitter.
“Nah! I call BS. Did you read the article? It states that he was seen leaving and returning to McDonald’s multiple times,” one person <a href="https://x.com/LStark711/status/1907193116798693656">observed</a>. “If he was waiting for his turn to be interviewed and was uncertain about how many other applicants were ahead of him or how long it would take, why not have the 10-year-old entertain the younger children safely in the apartment during the interview? It makes no sense to take them to McDonald’s, leave them there, return, and repeat. Something about this scenario seems off.”
Many locals also noted that the location of that McDonald’s was not in a safe part of town.
“McDonald&#8217;s in Augusta is not a safe place for little kids unsupervised,” an X user <a href="https://x.com/MattDeluccia/status/1907171199341207966">said</a>. “Maybe it was 30-40 years ago, but definitely not today. I don’t think he should have been arrested though. I think a warning would have sufficed. Hope he got the job if he’s got 3 little kids.”
“There’s a huge difference between having a 10 yr old watch kids at your house for an hour and leaving them at a McD’s in a busy city,” another person <a href="https://x.com/544pibble/status/1907113606585385225">wrote</a>. “Hard no. I get that he’s trying. While I respect that, as an employer I’d say his judgment is questionable.”

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Controversy Erupts Over 24-Year-Old Dad Who Left Kids At McDonald's During Job Interview

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The Justice Department is dropping a Biden-era challenge to a Georgia election integrity law passed in the aftermath of the 2020 election, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Monday.
Bondi said that her department would no longer seek to block Georgia from enforcing SB 202, a Republican-backed measure that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/georgias-election-integrity-act-everything-you-need-to-know" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tightened </a>absentee voting requirements. After the implementation of the law, the Biden administration sued to block it from taking effect, alleging that it targeted black voters.
“Contrary to the Biden Administration’s false claims of suppression, black voter turnout actually increased under SB 202,” Bondi said. “Georgians deserve secure elections, not fabricated claims of false voter suppression meant to divide us. Americans can be confident that this Department of Justice will protect their vote and never play politics with election integrity.” 
The law, passed in March 2021, mandated a voter ID requirement for absentee voting, required election workers not to stop counting the votes after they’ve begun, and limited the availability of ballot drop boxes to only inside early voting locations during business hours. 
At the time, President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democrats-excoriate-new-voting-restrictions-georgia-make-it-illegal-give-n1262181" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decried</a> the law, calling it “Jim Crow in the 21st Century” and “a blatant attack on the Constitution.”
The law induced corporate backlash from companies like Coca-Cola and Delta. It even prompted Major League Baseball to yank the All-Star Game from Atlanta, costing the state tens of millions of dollars. 
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said that the decision from the Justice Department was a win for Georgia voters.
&#8220;This reaffirms that the Election Integrity Act stands on solid legal ground,&#8221; he said Monday. &#8220;Our commitment has always been to ensure fair and secure elections for every Georgian, despite losing an All-Star game and the left’s boycott of Georgia as a result of commonsense election law.&#8221;​
Raffensperger also asked for the release of any documents showing coordination between Biden&#8217;s DOJ and outside groups on the case.
While many Democrats claimed that the law would depress voter turnout, Georgia <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dems-compared-georgia-election-law-to-jim-crow-the-state-just-broke-its-early-voting-record" target="_blank" rel="noopener">saw</a> record day one early vote turnout in 2024 when there were 328,000 ballots cast, a substantial increase from the previous 2020 record of 136,000.
Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley praised the DOJ for dismissing the case. 
“This is a victory for election integrity and a defeat for every Democrat who lied about Georgia’s election law,” he said. “The RNC has been proudly fighting to defend SB202 ever since it was passed, which is why we intervened as soon as the Biden Justice Department filed this lawsuit. States like Georgia should be praised, not punished, for making their elections more secure.”

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A non-partisan ethics watchdog, the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), has filed a complaint against Georgia Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff, accusing him of violating Senate ethics rules by directly linking official action to a request for campaign contributions.
FACT sent a<a href="https://65db7681-e755-4cff-abe7-1d9e373df4db.usrfiles.com/ugd/65db76_c14ec0e53bc2448e9a98a4a0e4c00122.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> letter</a> to Ethics Committee Chairman Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) and Vice-Chairman Chris Coons (D-DE) in which they stated:
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On March 14th, 2025, Senator Ossoff sent out an email that contained only two subjects: (1) that he planned to vote against a specific bill; and (2) a request for a campaign contribution. The email began with the statement, “I will vote ‘NO’ on the Trump/Musk/Johnson ‘CR.’” Following several statements about the bill, he then makes a direct request for a campaign contribution: “If you can afford it, please rush $5 to Jon Ossoff’s re-election campaign today. If you’ve stored your info with ActBlue, we’ll process your contribution instantly.” 
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“Senate Ethics Rules specifically prohibit Senators from soliciting campaign contributions based upon any action taken in their official capacity,” the letter continued. &#8220;By linking a promise of official action with campaign contributions, a Senator violates a ‘basic principle&#8217; of Senate Ethics that guards against conflicts of interest.”
“Voting on legislation is one of the primary jobs of a Senator, which simply cannot be tied to campaign fundraising. The ethics rules forbid certain practices in campaign fundraising, and linking it to official action is one that is simply not allowed–and for good reason. This fundraising tactic dangerously incentivizes Senators to take official action based on their estimation of what will raise the most campaign funds. Senators, who are nearly always raising campaign funds, will be rightly seen as making important official decisions based on what will bring in the most money—not on the merits of an issue,” said Kendra Arnold, Executive Director of FACT.
Ossoff won his seat in the Senate in 2021 in a run-off election after GOP candidate David Perdue defeated him in the November 2020 general election but narrowly missed getting 50% of the vote. His victory in the run-off election, along with Raphael Warnock’s win in another run-off, gave Georgia two Democratic U.S. senators and gave the Democrats a majority in the Senate. Ossoff is up for re-election in 2026, and there’s a good chance he will be opposed by Georgia’s enormously popular GOP governor, Brian Kemp.

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Competing in the judo competition at the European Open in Warsaw, an Israeli judoka defeated his Muslim opponent, who refused to shake his hand. Undaunted, the Israeli then raised his hand in the victory gesture popularized by returned hostage Emily Damari.
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Israeli Judo athlete Yosef Simin won his match. But his MusIim opponent refused to shake his hand. 
So Yosef marked his win with Emily Damari’s victory symbol. 🤟
King.
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After his Muslim opponent refused to shake his hand, Israeli judoka Joseph Simin makes hostage Emily Damari’s gesture of freedom. 🤟
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Yosef Simin, who won the silver medal, defeated Islam Tsintsalashvili of Georgia in the round of 16. When Tsitsalashvili later refused to shake his hand, Simin responded by raising his hand in the symbol of the hostages, inspired by Damari.
Damari, taken hostage during the October 7, 2023 massacre in which the terrorist group Hamas slaughtered more than 1220 Israeli men, women, and children, spent 471 days held as a hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza before being released in January. She lost the third and fourth fingers on her left hand when Hamas shot her during the kidnapping, thus permitting her to hold up only her thumb, index finger, and little finger to wave after she was freed.
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Thank you to everyone in the UK and around the world who supported the campaign to bring Emily home, and for all your messages here on X. You are amazing and we love you all 🤟
94 hostages still need us🎗️💛 <a href="https://t.co/nuRVj6n8tt">pic.twitter.com/nuRVj6n8tt</a>
&mdash; Mandy Damari 🎗🤟 (@DamariMandy) <a href="https://twitter.com/DamariMandy/status/1881749983143350436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“Supporters had added bandages to the ‘rock on’ emoji, which uses the same configuration of fingers, to transform Damari’s injury into a symbol of defiance,” The Jewish News <a href="https://www.thejewishnews.com/jewish-telegraphic-agency/released-hostage-emily-damari-s-injured-hand-becomes-an-instant-symbol-of-israeli-defiance/article_4e15cdb6-d9a2-11ef-adbb-b3a0e1ac5475.html#:~:text=Damari's%20injury%20turned%20her%20hand,her%20and%20took%20her%20hostage." target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted</a>. “Others adapted Damari’s gesture as well. A drawing of Damari’s hands demonstrating the Jewish priestly blessing circulated online, with words from the biblical benediction: ‘May God bless you and keep you.’ The drawing was attributed to Moshe Shapira, a Jerusalem artist and architect, whose son Aner was killed on Oct. 7 after saving the lives of others.”
In 2017, at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam judo tournament, Israeli judoka Shir Rishoni won her match against her Moroccan opponent, Aziza Chakir, but when Rishoni approached Chakir to offer the typical handshake after the match, Chakir reacted with a hilarious display of moral cowardice: she <a href="https://israel365news.com/319449/two-judo-bronze-medals-israel-still-no-flag-sight/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ran away.</a>
Israeli judo competitors have been snubbed not only by their opponents, who refuse to acknowledge their victories but also by the International Judo Federation itself, which refused to fly the Israel flag when Israeli athletes won any medal and <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-wins-gold-at-abu-dhabi-judo-tourney-which-refuses-to-play-the-anthem/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">refused to play</a> the Israeli national anthem when Israeli judo champion Tal Flicker won the gold, prompting him to sing the Israel national anthem while the theme of the International Judo Federation was played.

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Muslim Judoka Refuses To Shake Israeli Opponent’s Hand After Loss. Israeli Has Perfect Response.

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A prominent ethics watchdog has filed an IRS complaint against two organizations affiliated with failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, The Daily Wire has learned.
The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), a nonprofit that promotes ethics and transparency in government, filed the complaint against the New Georgia Project (NGP) and its lobbying arm, the New Georgia Project Action Fund (NGPAF). Abrams founded NGP, which was meant to register new voters, in 2013, when she was still in the Georgia House of Representatives.
Abrams left the organization in 2017, leaving it to Raphael Warnock, who left when he was elected to the United States Senate.
Because of its 501(c)(3) status, NGP is “absolutely prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in, or intervening in, any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for elective public office,” <a href="https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/restriction-of-political-campaign-intervention-by-section-501c3-tax-exempt-organizations#:~:text=Under%2520the%2520Internal%2520Revenue%2520Code,candidate%2520for%2520elective%2520public%2520office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the IRS</a>. The NGPAF, as a 501(c)(4), must not engage in political activity as its primary activity and must be “operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare,” which it can do by “promoting in some way the common good and general welfare of the people of the community,” according to IRS statute.
&#8220;Federal law is very clear and strict in that when an organization receives the benefits of nonprofit status, those running it are absolutely prohibited from using it as a political campaign organization,&#8221; said FACT Executive Director Kendra Arnold. &#8220;This is a straightforward case because the nonprofits admitted to raising and spending millions of dollars for campaigns.&#8221;
FACT wrote in its complaint letter to the outgoing IRS commissioner that a recent case before the Georgia State Ethics Commission established that NGP and its lobbying arm engaged in campaign activity on behalf of Abrams during her failed 2018 gubernatorial bid, as well as other candidates.
“[A]dvocating for Representative Stacey Abrams’ election for Governor of the State of Georgia during the primary and general election, also with Sarah Riggs-Amico, John Barrow, and Charlie Bailey and other state wide candidates for public office during the general election,” case documents say, according to FACT. “These expenditures included, but were not limited to canvassing activities, literature expressly advocating for the election of candidates, social media engagement, and operating field offices with paid staff where those electioneering activities were organized.”
The Georgia State Ethics Commission found that NGP and NGPAF violated multiple state laws, and the organizations admitted to these violations. The committee found that the organizations failed to disclose more than $4 million in campaign contributions and another $3 million in expenditures during the 2018 election cycle.
The organizations agreed to pay a $300,000 fine for those violations, NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/nonprofit-founded-stacey-abrams-pay-record-georgia-fine-violating-stat-rcna187885" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> in mid-January.
Following the fine, dozens of people have been laid off from the organizations, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/stacey-abrams-founded-voter-activist-group-hit-mass-layoffs-after-record-breaking-ethics-fine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Now, FACT wants an IRS investigation into the organizations.
“The illegal nature of this extensive activity also demonstrates that New Georgia Project Action Fund’s primary purpose was political activity,” the organization wrote in its complaint. “As established in the State Ethics case, the groups are not acting in accordance with federal law and we respectfully request the IRS investigate this matter fully and, if appropriate, revoke the organizations’ status as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) and (4) organizations and impose financial penalties.”
NGP did not immediately respond to a Daily Wire inquiry.
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EXCLUSIVE: Ethics Watchdog Files IRS Complaint Against Stacey Abrams’ Nonprofits

EXCLUSIVE: Ethics Watchdog Files IRS Complaint Against Stacey Abrams’ Nonprofit Organizations

More than 200 passengers on a Delta flight had to evacuate the plane after an &#8220;engine issue&#8221; forced pilots to avert takeoff at the last second Friday morning.
Photos and videos shared on social media showed people walking away from the Boeing 757-300 on the snow-covered Atlanta tarmac. The plane, which was supposed to fly to Minneapolis, deployed its emergency slides for people to exit, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/10/travel/delta-evacuation-atlanta-airport/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Four people were injured in the incident.
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About 200 people were evacuated from a Delta plane at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
FULL STORY HERE&gt;&gt;&gt; <a href="https://t.co/SW1pHI7qpN">https://t.co/SW1pHI7qpN</a> <a href="https://t.co/6u7MNiriXT">pic.twitter.com/6u7MNiriXT</a>
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Curtis James, a passenger who spoke to CNN, said that the engine burst into flames as the plane was getting ready to take off, but officials have not said whether the plane&#8217;s engine caught fire. Delta said in a statement, &#8220;Delta’s flight crew followed established procedures to suspend the takeoff of flight 2668 from Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) after an indication of an engine issue.”
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One person was transported to a local hospital, and three others were treated for minor injuries at the scene, according to the airport. After the pilots aborted takeoff, passengers were transported from the tarmac to the airport. The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating the incident. A ground stop for all Delta flights was issued until at least 2:00 p.m., according to <a href="https://www.11alive.com/article/weather/winter-storm/four-injured-atlanta-airport-delta-flight-aborts-takeoff/85-c46be660-4a1a-4f2f-ab4e-3a066c6c0bf7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">11 Alive</a>.
Severe winter weather moving across parts of the South on Friday hammered Atlanta, causing hundreds of flight cancellations on Friday morning. As of 11:00 a.m. ET, more than 400 flights at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport had been canceled, according to FlightAware.

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Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said Monday that the state Supreme Court should not take up an appeal from Fulton County District Attorney <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fani-willis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fani Willis</a> to be reinstated to the case against President-elect Donald Trump. 
The Georgia Court of Appeals <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fani-willis-disqualified-from-trump-election-case-what-does-that-mean-for-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disqualified Willis from prosecuting</a> the 2020 election interference case against Trump and more than a dozen co-defendants because of an apparent conflict of interest she created by hiring her then-boyfriend Nathan Wade as a special prosecutor. 
“The Georgia Court of Appeals has ruled that the Fulton County DA created her own conflict and rightfully removed her from the case against President-elect Trump,” Carr said. “‘Lawfare’ has become far too common in American politics and it must end.”
“As such, I would encourage the Georgia Supreme Court to not take her appeal,” he added. “It’s our hope that the DA will now focus taxpayer resources on the successful prosecution of violent criminals in Fulton County.”
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Please see my statement below on Fulton County DA Fani Willis. <a href="https://t.co/2ATSw3t10V">pic.twitter.com/2ATSw3t10V</a>
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Georgia Republican Governor Brian Kemp echoed Carr’s sentiment.
“Agreed, [Georgia AG]! Georgians deserve safe communities and partisan politics out of our courtrooms,” Kemp<a href="https://x.com/BrianKempGA/status/1873835123936030918"> posted</a> on X. 
Trump lawyer Steve Saddow also <a href="https://x.com/stevesadow/status/1873792007602098421" target="_blank" rel="noopener">agreed</a> with Carr, saying that a lower court had previously “abused its discretion by failing to disqualify Wade AND DA Willis” and that the Appeals Court was simply providing an “appropriate remedy.” 
Willis <a href="https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5060177-georgia-attorney-general-fani-willis-trump-appeal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> Carr’s statement was motivated by his desire to run for governor. 
“If Mr. Carr cannot separate his ambition to become Governor from his duties as Attorney General, he should resign and focus on being a full-time candidate rather than serving as a constitutional officer sworn to uphold the Constitutions and laws of the United States and Georgia,” she said. 
On December 19, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 to disqualify Willis from the case. 
“While we recognize that an appearance of impropriety generally is not enough to support disqualification, this is the rare case in which disqualification is mandated and no other remedy will suffice to restore public confidence in the integrity of these proceedings,” <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25464412-trumpgaappealsopn121924/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> Judge Trenton Brown.
Willis was accused of hiring Wade, who had little experience prosecuting cases, and paying him hundreds of thousands of dollars, which they used to fund lavish vacation trips.

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Georgia’s Court of Appeals on Thursday disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting President-elect Donald Trump for supposed election interference, throwing the entire case into disarray.
Willis <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-done-reactions-pour-in-over-latest-bombshell-report-against-fani-willis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hired her boyfriend, Nathan Wade</a>, to be special prosecutor in the case and allegedly benefited financially from the arrangement.
&#8220;This is the rare case in which disqualification is mandated and no other remedy will suffice to restore public confidence in the integrity of these proceedings,” Judge Trenton Brown <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/19/fani-willis-is-disqualified-from-prosecuting-trump-election-case-appeals-court-rules-00195323" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in the ruling, which was made by a three-judge panel.
The ruling means Willis can&#8217;t lead the case against Trump in Georgia, but it&#8217;s uncertain how or if the case will continue when it&#8217;s kicked to another prosecutor.
&#8220;Fani Willis was just disqualified by the Georgia Court of Appeals. Trump appears to be running the table in these lawfare cases,&#8221; law professor Jonathan Turley posted to X on Thursday. &#8220;It will now be up to another prosecutor as to whether to continue the case.&#8221;
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Fani Willis was just disqualified by the Georgia Court of Appeals. Trump appears to be running the table in these lawfare cases. It will now be up to another prosecutor as to whether to continue the case&#8230;
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanTurley/status/1869764641729171783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
Turley noted that Willis, while &#8220;attempting to bag Trump,&#8221; &#8220;created an absurdly attenuated RICO theory that should not be embraced by the new prosecutor.&#8221;
&#8220;While this disqualification is due to the conduct of Willis and not the underlying claims, any new prosecutor will have to make an independent judgment on whether and what to prosecute,&#8221; he wrote.
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&#8230;While this disqualification is due to the conduct of Willis and not the underlying claims, any new prosecutor will have to make an independent judgment on whether and what to prosecute&#8230;
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanTurley/status/1869766149627646109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
The professor added that Willis &#8220;spent copious amounts of time and money&#8221; clinging to the Trump case, while &#8220;most prosecutors&#8221; would view continuing it as &#8220;undermining her office and not serving the interests of the public.&#8221;
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&#8220;Willis was so invested in playing this high-profile lawfare role that she was willing to suspend prosecution and endanger the case itself,&#8221; he said.
When Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAffee left the door open for Willis to withdraw, she refused, Turley said, which forced the appeal that ultimately led to her demise &#8212; and possibly the case&#8217;s demise.
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&#8230;Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAffee correctly criticized Willis for her decisions and creating &#8220;an appearance of impropriety.&#8221; However, he left it to Willis to do the right thing and withdraw. She did not and forced this appeal&#8230;
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanTurley/status/1869767476025975054?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/its-done-reactions-pour-in-over-latest-bombshell-report-against-fani-willis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘It’s DONE’: Reactions Pour In Over Latest Bombshell Report Against Fani Willis</a>

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Fani Willis Disqualified From Trump Election Case. What Does That Mean For Trump?

The stepdad of murdered Georgia nursing student Laken Riley read one of her final journal entries in court after her illegal immigrant killer was convicted on Wednesday.
Venezuelan Jose Ibarra, 26, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-jose-ibarra-found-guilty-of-killing-georgia-nursing-student-laken-riley?topStoryPosition=4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found guilty</a> on 10 charges, including murder, kidnapping, and aggravated assault with intent to rape Riley. Riley, who was attending Augusta University, was killed by Ibarra while she was running near the campus of the University of Georgia on February 22, 2024.
Riley&#8217;s murder sparked outrage across the country over the Biden administration&#8217;s border policies, and during the trial, it was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/laken-rileys-alleged-illegal-immigrant-killer-was-flown-to-georgia-on-taxpayer-dime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that Ibarra, who has ties to the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang, was flown to Georgia at the taxpayers&#8217; expense.
Shortly after the guilty verdict and before Ibarra&#8217;s sentencing, Riley&#8217;s stepdad read a journal entry the 22-year-old nursing had written on December 17, 2023, just two months before she was murdered.
Riley began the entry, &#8220;To my future husband, as silly as I feel writing this, my old small group leader once recommended it, and so here I am. To my future husband, I want you to know that I am thinking about you and working every day to become the best wife I can be and working through my current relationships to best prepare me for ours and our kids one day. I&#8217;m focusing on God and what he defines as a faithful Christian wife, and so that I can best embody those characteristics.&#8221;
&#8220;I pray that you know it is with my full faith and trust in God that I know this relationship has been handcrafted by him,&#8221; Riley added. &#8220;I pray that we continue to glorify the Lord and prioritize him in every aspect of our lives and raise our future family to be God-fearing Christians as well. And pray God is the center of our relationship as it is a gift from him. I thank him for you before I even know you and can&#8217;t wait to love you in the best way I know how for the rest of our lives.&#8221;
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&#8220;I pray you know and feel the importance of my love and hopes for our relationship,&#8221; the journal entry continued. &#8220;No matter what challenges we face, I pray that our trust in God and love for one another overrules the obstacle. May our relationship last forever. Your future wife, Laken.&#8221;
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Laken Riley’s stepdad just read one of Laken’s final journal entries, where she prays for her future husband &amp; family.
This is the heartbreaking reality of an open border, and it’s precisely why Donald Trump was elected — to ensure this never happens to an American family again. <a href="https://t.co/AYtggWHaZc">pic.twitter.com/AYtggWHaZc</a>
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) <a href="https://twitter.com/_johnnymaga/status/1859294663263289501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Laken Riley’s Stepdad Reads One Of Her Last Journal Entries In Court

Laken Riley's Stepdad Reads One Of Her Last Journal Entries In Court

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Laken Riley

Murder

The illegal immigrant on trial for the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been found guilty on all counts.
Jose Ibarra, 26, was found guilty on 10 charges, including murder, kidnapping, and aggravated assault with intent to rape Riley, who was found murdered after she went jogging at the University of Georgia in Athens, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/20/us-news/laken-riley-trial-11-20-2024/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Ibarra had previously waived his right to a jury trial, so the verdict came from Judge Patrick Haggard during a bench trial. Haggard rendered his decision just 19 minutes after the prosecution and defense presented closing arguments.
During her closing arguments, Prosecutor Sheila Ross spent 45 minutes summarizing the facts of the case, saying the evidence against Ibarra was “overwhelming.” She noted that Ibarra’s roommates testified that he was guilty, his DNA was found under Riley’s fingernails, and his fingerprint was found on her cell phone.
&#8220;Quite frankly: she got him. She scratched him,&#8221; Ross said, referring to the injuries that were found on Ibarra’s hands and arms. On Monday, photos of Ibarra’s hands and arms with scratches were shown in court, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/laken-rileys-alleged-illegal-immigrant-killer-was-flown-to-georgia-on-taxpayer-dime" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
Ross also relayed some of the more graphic details of the crime.
&#8220;[H]e put huge holes in her head with a rock and he did it more than once. There is no reason for him to do that except to silence her forever,” she said, according to the Post.
She also reminded the judge that Ibarra was seen on surveillance footage disposing of a bloody jacket.
&#8220;He threw away that jacket because he knew exactly what was on it. It was his blood and her blood … so he knew he had to get rid of it,&#8221; she said. &#8220;He threw away those items because he knew he killed her.&#8221;
Ibarra’s defense attorney attempted to blame his brother Diego for Riley’s killing, saying he was the one who wore the hat seen by the man suspected of killing Riley in surveillance footage that eventually led to Jose.
Just a couple hours before the verdict footage of Diego’s police interrogation was shown. Diego, a member of the violent Venezuelan gang known as Tren de Aragua, identified his brother as the man in surveillance footage during the interrogation.
&#8220;That&#8217;s him,&#8221; Diego said, referring to his brother.
&#8220;It looks like he&#8217;s throwing something in the trash. I&#8217;ve seen him in those clothes,&#8221; he added.
On Monday, the court also heard testimony from FBI analyst Abeisis Ramirez, who translated a jailhouse phone call between Ibarra and his wife.
“She said that she thinks it’s crazy that they don’t have anyone else’s DNA. They only have his,” Ramirez testified, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/laken-riley-murder-suspect-jose-ibarras-wife-placed-him-scene-crime-prison-call-expert" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Fox News</a>.
Ibarra faces life in prison for the murder.

Jose Ibarra Found Guilty Of Killing Georgia Nursing Student Laken Riley

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WASHINGTON—House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer revealed Tuesday that a whistleblower claimed a FEMA supervisor in Georgia directed a family to remove Trump campaign signage from their home, saying it was not &#8220;looked kindly&#8221; on by the agency. 
Comer made the statements during a hearing where lawmakers grilled FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell about an agency employee who told relief workers in Florida to “avoid homes advertising Trump.” Criswell has maintained that the guidance was an isolated incident and not the result of agency policy to skip over &#8220;politically hostile” homes. 
But testimony from Comer and other lawmakers testimony casts doubt on Criswell&#8217;s comments. 
“My staff made contact with a new whistleblower who provided a credible account that a FEMA contractor visited the home of an elderly disabled veteran’s family around October 10 following Hurricane Helene,” Comer said after the committee came back from recess. “While there he recommended that they remove Trump campaign materials and signs from both their house and yard. He warned the family that his FEMA supervisor does not take kindly to Trump supporters and that they are seen as domestic terrorists.” 
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🚨BREAKING- Chairman Comer reveals a NEW whistleblower in a different state claims that FEMA purposely avoided the homes ofTrump supporters when providing disaster relief.
&#8220;During the recess for votes, my staff made contact with a new whistleblower who provided a credible… <a href="https://t.co/HV03qRpXLG">pic.twitter.com/HV03qRpXLG</a>
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) <a href="https://twitter.com/GOPoversight/status/1859003562216374747?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2024</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Comer said that the whistleblower claimed FEMA never returned to the family’s home even after they removed their Trump gear. 
“The elderly homeowners were so frightened by this, and afraid they would not recover their loss, that they removed all Trump materials and signs,” the Kentucky Republican said. 
The Oversight Committee called Criswell to testify after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-fema-official-ordered-relief-workers-to-skip-houses-with-trump-signs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">whistleblowers told The Daily Wire</a> that at least 20 homes in Lake Placid were skipped during relief operations after Hurricane Milton because they had Trump flags or signs. 
Criswell testified for over six hours on Tuesday, facing questions about the guidance. She said she was “heartbroken” by the guidance and that the investigation into the incident was ongoing. 
<div id="attachment_831517" style="width: 1034px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-831517" class="size-full wp-image-831517" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2185627161.jpg" alt="WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 19: Administrator of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deanne Criswell testifies during a House Oversight Committee Hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building on November 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. Criswell testifies during a hearing on oversight of FEMA and their response to Hurricanes Milton and Helene. " width="1024" height="683" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2185627161.jpg 1024w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2185627161-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2185627161-864x576.jpg 864w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/11/GettyImages-2185627161-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.</div>
Her testimony contrasted with statements from Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) who said during the hearing that over 35 of his constituents reached out to him with allegations that FEMA had discriminated against them. Steube said his office had information on “specific instances, factual instances, where they were either overlooked or specifically discriminated against because of their political affiliation.”
Criswell confirmed during the hearing that she had asked the Inspector General to launch an independent investigation into the guidance, to supplement FEMA&#8217;s ongoing internal investigation.
Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) told The Daily Wire that she was not happy with Criswell&#8217;s answers.
“You have blatant discrimination going on,” McClain said. “She fired the person who sent out the text, fantastic, but what about all of the layers in between who knew that it was going on.”
She said that Criswell was “conveniently” ignorant of details surrounding who was managing Washington and who she answered to. 
“There seems to be a lot of unanswered questions with the exception of we fired the person who did it, &#8221; McClain said. “but what enabled, what empowered that person to do that?”
Before testifying before the Oversight Committee, Criswell faced questions from lawmakers on the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

House Oversight Committee Hears Testimony From FEMA Administrator Criswell

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